The 'r' sound in English is softer than the rolled 'r' in Urdu. Children who roll their tongue often say 'rr' too strongly when reading English. That is fine for now, the shape is what matters. The tricky part of writing 'r' is restraint. The little flag at the top wants to grow into a full hump like 'n'. Tell your child: 'r' is shy, it only peeks out a little.

'r' for roti, the bread that holds every meal together. A small letter that does heavy work. Yours can too.